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Drive yourself to drink

by Bob Keller,posted Jun 15 2009 12:59PM

According to a new British survey conducted by the advocacy group DrinkAware, job losses are making people drink more. By the Numbers ...
Nearly 40 percent of the people polled had been laid off or knew someone who had lost a job in the past six months. 10 percent said they, or their unemployed friends, were boozing more to help them cope with the stress. And, half of those said they were drinking more alcohol during the day.
75 percent said the increase in drinking was directly linked to losing a job. 61 percent were worried about their excessive drinking.